New Hire Brings 12 Years of Industry Experience to Liquor License Brokerage Firm

MARSHFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS (February 8, 2012) Atlantic License Brokers (ALB), a division of The Atlantic Restaurant Group, Inc., a leading commercial real estate firm that specializes in the sale of restaurants and liquor licenses in Boston and South Shore areas, announced today that it has added key staff to accommodate the tremendous growth the company has experienced since adding the ALB division.

Topher Gudmand is named Business Development Manager. Topher will be responsible for new business initiatives and will focus on Atlantic License Brokers, a division of ARG that specializes in the sale of liquor licenses.

“As the restaurant business in Boston and its surrounding areas continues to accelerate and experience rapid turnover, Atlantic License Brokers has been repeatedly sought out to assist buyers and sellers navigate the complex processes of selling restaurants and liquor licenses,” said Daniel R. Newcomb, principal of The Atlantic Restaurant Group, Inc. “The addition of Topher to our professional team allows us to enhance the services we currently provide by assisting and educating our growing clientele through each step of the transaction as well as increase our presence in the city of Boston where demand is at its highest.”

Topher Gudmand brings to ALB over twelve years of food service industry experience. For the past four years Topher served as Marketing Associate for Sysco-Boston where he worked directly with restaurant staff and serviced over 80 accounts all along the South Shore to Cape Cod. Prior to his tenure at Sysco-Boston he worked at Paul W. Marks Co. where he worked with restaurant chefs and owners as well as manufacturers providing supply chain solutions and menu ideas pertaining to the Paul W. Marks product line. Two year prior to Paul W. Marks, he worked as National Director of Food Service Sales for Cabot Creamery Cooperative overseeing over $40 million in national sales across the country. His experience brings the necessary perspectives of restaurant-operations and supply chain management to ARG’s new business initiatives.
For additional information contact Maureen Hazzard, (781)319-9800, mhazzard@atlanticrest.com

The Atlantic Restaurant Group, Inc. (ARG) is the largest and most experienced commercial real estate firm that specializes in selling and leasing restaurants in the Greater Boston area and Southeastern Massachusetts. Founded in 2002 by Daniel Newcomb, a seasoned restaurant industry veteran, no other firm brings an equivalent breadth of experience and depth of passion for the restaurant business. The Atlantic Restaurant Group understands the restaurant business from the inside out, making ARG the best possible partner to have on your side when buying or selling a restaurant or liquor license – whether you are a first-time chef/owner or a national chain.
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